What does "macaroni" mean?
Macaroni: A medley; something droll or extravagant.
Additional senses
- 2.A sort of droll or fool. [Obs.] Addison.
- 3.A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775. Goldsmith.
- 4.pl. (U. S. Hist.) The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform. W. Irving.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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